Diagnosis
Why recruiters reject broad CVs
Broad CVs feel flexible to candidates, but risky to recruiters. They make the reader work too hard to decide what role you actually fit.
The broad-profile trap
A CV that sells everything can fail to sell one thing strongly. Recruiters need a quick role hypothesis. If the document offers too many, the safest answer is often no.
This matters more in competitive Germany searches where exact fit, language, location, and work authorization already create friction.
How to narrow without shrinking
Choose the lane for this application wave and make supporting proof obvious. Secondary experience can remain, but it should support the lane instead of competing with it.
The goal is not to become smaller. The goal is to become easier to trust.